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held similar views, for, though in his days there was a “deacon 
of the ass,” neither the ox nor the cow was so honoured. 
I have pointed out that black cattle—the Celtic breed—are to 
be found on the western and northern coasts of Britain. In turn, 
they are the prevailing type in Ireland. According to Wilde, four 
types existed :— 
1. The Irish straight-horned (Fig. 28), in colour black or red. 
It is the skull of this animal that, in Wilde’s opinion, is 
the same as that carved on the friezes of Grecian temples, 
and it was the animal “used in sacrifice by the early 
Greeks and also by the Hebrews and other sacrificing 
nations.” 
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Fic. 28.—Irish Straighthorn, 
2. The Irish Longhorns or Connaught ox, red or brindled in 
colour. These animals had wide spreading horns, turned 
so completely inwards that they either crossed in front 
of or behind the mouth, or pressed so much inwards 
towards the cheek as to cause irritation to the animals 
and require amputation. 
